Simple Summary Chickens evolved for millions of years to be hatched in a nest in contact
with an adult hen. However, current commercial production of chickens is based on hatching …

Maintaining a healthy gut environment is a prerequisite for sustainable animal production.
The gut plays a key role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients and constitutes an initial …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Bacillus subtilis on growth
performance, intestinal morphology, and cecal microbial composition of broilers. A total of …

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) health impacts animal productivity. The poultry microbiome
has functions which range from protection against pathogens and nutrients production, to …

The intestinal tract harbors a diverse community of microbes that have co-evolved with the
host immune system. Although many of these microbes execute functions that are critical for …

Background Intestinal inflammation is prevalent in chicken, which results in decreased
growth performance and considerable economic losses. Accumulated findings established …

Simple Summary Dietary fiber is an inherent compound found in common vegetables that
are fed to broiler chickens. Fiber has the ability to scape digestion and absorption in the …

Most animals are colonised by at least as many microbial cells as somatic cells, potentially
comprising at least 100 times more genes within just the gut microbiota than the host itself. It …

Campylobacter species are Gram-negative, motile, and non–spore-forming bacteria with a
unique helical shape that changes to filamentous or coccoid as an adaptive response to …

Background The caecal microbiota plays a key role in chicken health and performance,
influencing digestion and absorption of nutrients, and contributing to defence against …